Disable watcher thread + explicit launch

app.py

@@ -208,4 +208,11 @@ def _patched_create_app(blocks, **kwargs):
 
 GradioApp.create_app = staticmethod(_patched_create_app)
 
+# Disable the Gradio Spaces file watcher thread which crashes because
+# importing `spaces` in a new thread after CUDA init fails.
+import gradio.utils as _gr_utils
+if hasattr(_gr_utils, "watchfn_spaces"):
+    _gr_utils.watchfn_spaces = lambda *a, **kw: None
+
 demo.queue(max_size=4, default_concurrency_limit=1)
+demo.launch(ssr_mode=False)